Please join us (right now!) reviewing the latest OLPC/Sugar community
projects over IRC Live Chat, 2PM EDT Boston Time Friday, right here
right now :)
http://forum.laptop.org/chat
Then type at bottom:
/join #olpc-meeting
AGENDA:
* New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects#XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries
* Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring?!
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects
http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27
* Fast Review of the 2 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals -- please
join us advocating for and/or reviewing shortcomings of these proposals:
1. Ceibal Jam - Uruguay
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44651
http://drupal.ceibaljam.org/?q=contributorsProgram
Requests 20 XO's over 12 months
Project Objectives:
This project aims to expand our Developers Program and increase
the number of contributors. We plan to promote a paid internship
program funded with donations and grants that will become available
thanks to our new NGO status. This program is inspired by the Google
Summer of Code program.
The volunteer nature of the work makes our progress slow and
despite our efforts we don't have the amount of contributors and
finished activities we desire. We hope to get more things done with a
paid internship program that could attract students. In Uruguay there
is zero unemployment in the ICT sector and most university students
can get a good job after their first year at school, then they get
very busy with work and studies and are unable to contribute as we
wish. This new batch of XOs would help us boost the internship program
and hopefully increase the number of finished activities.
Our measurable objectives are:
- increase by ten the number of active projects by the end of
the year (current number = 16)
- increase by five the number of finished projects by April
2010 (current number = 6)
- complete at least five paid internships by April 2010
2. XO Laptops for Mayan children in Guatemala - Sponsor in West
Florida/FL, USA
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44982
Requests 2 XO's
Project Objectives:
We believe that the combined efforts of individuals and organizations can
make great ideas a reality. The combined efforts of OLPC, Rotary,
Adopt-A-Village and Advanced Computer Systems can significantly
change the
lives of the Mayan children of NW Guatemala. Our objective is to
deploy the
XO laptops to one classroom at a time in selected Mayan villages of
Guatemala. The XO laptop will empower the young Mayan children to
learn and
have a better future.
Additionally, our business and community contacts will allow us to excite
others about the OLPC concept. We anticipate obtaining additional
donations
for OLPC.
We anticipate a first deployment of twenty XO's to be scheduled for a
trip
to Guatemala in Feb. 2010. We request two XO's now for training and
familiarization.
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